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EP 0 393 834 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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09.01.1991 Bulletin 1991/02 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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24.10.1990 Bulletin 1990/43 |
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Date of filing: 15.03.1990 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE FR GB |
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Priority: |
16.03.1989 US 324616
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Divisional application: |
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95201743.2 / 0680730 |
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Applicant: Shiber, Samuel |
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Atkinson, NH 03811 (US) |
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Inventor: |
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- Shiber, Samuel
Atkinson, NH 03811 (US)
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Representative: Woodward, John Calvin et al |
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Venner Shipley & Co.
20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB) |
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Rotary catheter for atherectomy system |
(57) An atherectomy system (10) insertable into a human blood vessel (12) over a flexible
guide-wire (17) for remotely cutting and removing an obstruction (15) therein, having
a diametrical stabilized torque transmitting flexible rotary-catheter (19) equipped
with a rotary coring means (22) at its distal end and a motor (24) connected to its
proximal end.